www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Najib Tun Razakhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/najib-tun-razak/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Najib Tun Razaken-usWed, 25 Jun 2014 12:52:06 -0400Malaysian PM tells ruling party it must be brave like ISIL: reporthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/malaysian-pm-tells-ruling-party-it-must-be-brave-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is under fire for recent comments in which he reportedly told his ruling party that it would be stronger if members were more brave, like militants with the al Qaeda splinter group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).</p> <p>Mr. Razak, president of the ...Jessica ChasmarWed, 25 Jun 2014 12:52:06 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/malaysian-pm-tells-ruling-party-it-must-be-brave-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMalaysia PM calls for real-time tracking of planeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/14/malaysia-pm-calls-for-real-time-tracking-of-planes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called for real-time tracking of planes and improving their communication system to prevent a repeat of the mysterious disappearance of Flight 370.</p> <p> In an opinion piece Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal, Najib called for changes that ...Wed, 14 May 2014 06:56:19 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/14/malaysia-pm-calls-for-real-time-tracking-of-planes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTrade, security on agenda for Obama in Malaysiahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/26/trade-security-agenda-obama-malaysia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) &mdash; Opening the first visit to Malaysia by a U.S. president in nearly half a century, Barack Obama looked ahead Saturday to economic and security talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak, who leads a southeast Asian nation with an important role in Obama's efforts to forge ...Darlene SupervilleSat, 26 Apr 2014 10:06:17 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/26/trade-security-agenda-obama-malaysia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChina demands Malaysia turn over satellite datahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/china-demands-malaysia-turn-over-satellite-data/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) &mdash; China demanded that Malaysia turn over the satellite data used to conclude that a Malaysia Airlines jetliner had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean killing everyone on board, as gale-force winds and heavy rain on Tuesday halted the search for any remains of the plane.</p> ...Eileen Ng and Scott McDonaldTue, 25 Mar 2014 05:05:24 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/china-demands-malaysia-turn-over-satellite-data/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChina demands satellite data on missing planehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/malaysia-says-search-to-shift-to-smaller-area/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - China demanded Tuesday that Malaysia turn over the satellite data used to conclude that a Malaysia Airlines jetliner had crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, killing all 239 on board. Officials sharply narrowed the search area as a result of that assessment, but the ...SCOTT McDONALD and EILEEN NGTue, 25 Mar 2014 11:06:44 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/malaysia-says-search-to-shift-to-smaller-area/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSOfficials: Missing plane went down in Indian Oceanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/24/australians-chinese-spot-objects-in-indian-ocean/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - After 17 days of desperation and doubt over the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the country's officials said an analysis of satellite data points to a "heartbreaking" conclusion: Flight 370 met its end in the southern reaches of the Indian Ocean, and none of those ...TODD PITMAN and EILEEN NGMon, 24 Mar 2014 20:53:27 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/24/australians-chinese-spot-objects-in-indian-ocean/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMalaysian PM: Flight 'ended in southern Indian Ocean'http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/24/malaysian-pm-flight-ended-southern-indian-ocean/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The missing Malaysian airplane that perplexed investigators for over two weeks went down in the southern Indian Ocean and no one on board survived, officials said Monday in a dramatic development that devastated and infuriated the passengers' families and amplified the search for wreckage far off Australia's western coast.</p> <p>Malaysian ...Tom Howell Jr.Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:58:00 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/24/malaysian-pm-flight-ended-southern-indian-ocean/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMalaysian leader: Plane's disappearance deliberatehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/15/malaysian-leader-planes-disappearance-deliberate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia &mdash; A Malaysian passenger jet missing for more than a week had its communications deliberately disabled and its last signal came about seven and a half hours after takeoff, meaning it could have ended up as far as Kazakhstan or deep in the southern Indian Ocean, Prime ...Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:40:44 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/15/malaysian-leader-planes-disappearance-deliberate/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAuthorities search homes of missing Malaysian plane's pilotshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/15/authorities-search-homes-missing-malaysian-planes-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Authorities have searched the homes of the pilot and co-pilot of the Malaysia Airlines flight 370 that has been missing for a week.</p> <p>Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said investigators believe that the place was deliberately diverted either by the pilots or a passenger and they are turning their investigation ...Kellan HowellSat, 15 Mar 2014 16:49:34 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/15/authorities-search-homes-missing-malaysian-planes-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMalaysia's long-ruling coalition retains its powerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/5/malaysias-long-ruling-coalition-retains-its-power/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, <span>Malaysia</span> (AP) &mdash; <span>Malaysia's</span> long-governing coalition won national elections Sunday to extend its 56 years of unbroken rule, fending off the strongest opposition it has ever faced but exposing vulnerabilities in the process.</p> <p>The Election Commission reported that Prime Minister Najib Razak's National Front coalition captured 127 of ...Eileen Ng and Sean YoongSun, 05 May 2013 14:13:45 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/5/malaysias-long-ruling-coalition-retains-its-power/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBriefly: Malaysia prime minister denounces reform proposalshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/19/briefly-malaysia-prime-minister-denounces-reform-p/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><strong>Malaysia</strong></p> <p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR </strong>&mdash; Prime Minister Najib Razak hit back Thursday at reform proponents, denouncing greater liberalism as a threat to the Muslim-majority country as it faces pivotal upcoming elections.</p> <p>Speaking to more than 10,000 Islamic leaders just days before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan begins, Mr. Najib also ...THE WASHINGTON TIMESThu, 19 Jul 2012 16:43:04 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/19/briefly-malaysia-prime-minister-denounces-reform-p/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reformshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/28/tear-gas-used-25000-rally-malaysia-reforms/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) &mdash; Police unleashed tear gas and chemical-laced water Saturday at thousands of demonstrators who staged one of Malaysia's largest street rallies in years, demanding fair rules for national elections expected soon.</p> <p>Malaysian police said in a statement that 222 people were arrested. Lawyers said most were ...Eileen Ng and Sean YoongSat, 28 Apr 2012 13:41:35 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/28/tear-gas-used-25000-rally-malaysia-reforms/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMalaysia fires tear gas at protest, arrests 1,667http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/9/malaysia-fires-tear-gas-protest-arrests-1667/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) &mdash; At least 20,000 Malaysians defied government warnings by marching for electoral reforms Saturday, as police fired tear gas and detained more than 1,600 in the country's biggest political rally in four years.</p> <p>The crackdown on the opposition-backed demonstration in Malaysia's main city, Kuala Lumpur, triggered ...Eileen Ng and Sean YoongSat, 09 Jul 2011 08:25:21 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/9/malaysia-fires-tear-gas-protest-arrests-1667/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS